By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Ty Pence paced St. Joseph-Ogden to its second consecutive dual-meet golf win on Tuesday at Rantoul’s Willow Pond. Pence shot a 41 and was five shots in front of teammate Jacob Kern, the runner-up. The Spartans won the meet 193-237 over Champaign Judah Christian. SJ-O […]
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) implemented a new Board of Directors Policy aimed at addressing hate speech and harassment during the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting on August 24, 2020. The IHSA Hate Speech and Harassment Policy reiterates that the Association does not tolerate hate speech or harassment, while seeking to provide […]
The University of Illinois reached out to students via Mass Mail Wednesday as they step up enforcement of COVID-19 safety guidelines after an increase of 330 cases on campus in two days. Since move-in began on Aug. 16, there have been 1,013 new cases according to the University’s Shield Testing […]
The Village of St. Joseph has not forgotten about those who have served. Dustin Leemon, a 33-year old Champaign native, whose mother, Barbara, has lived in St. Joseph for over a decade will be honored for his service at the St. Joseph Sports Complex Veterans Memorial Plaza on Sept. 6 […]
The Village of St. Joseph will honor 33-year old Afghanistan Veteran Sergeant Dustin Leemon for his service at the St. Joseph Sports Complex Veterans Memorial Plaza on Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. Leemon, son of Joseph and Barbara, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2007 and served until […]
There are 61 schools in Champaign County with a little more than 25,000 students in grades K-12. But only one educational entity in Champaign County has all those students, their parents, their grandparents and their great-grandparents in mind: the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Each year the Museum hosts exhibits, […]
St. Joseph Middle School ran at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High on Aug. 31. These photos are provided through sponsorship by Jones Optical. Click here to see the photo gallery and order individual pictures:https://sjodaily.smugmug.com/2020-St-Joseph-Middle-School-Cross-Country-vs-M-S/.
Bismark Henning played at Oakwood Junior High Aug. 31. These photos are provided through the sponsorship of Jones Optical. Click here to see the photo gallery and order individual pictures:https://sjodaily.smugmug.com/2020-Bismark-Henning-Softball/.
The Oakwood Knights hosted Bismark Henning on Aug. 31. Jones Optical has sponsored the following photos. Click here to see the photo gallery and order individual pictures: https://sjodaily.smugmug.com/2020-Oakwood-Softball/.
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health has released in-person voting guidelines for election authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 this year. Changes announced last week include moving polling locations from senior living facilities, maintaining social distancing for voters and workers, creating outdoor […]
